Using a Wiki


What is a Wiki?

A wiki is a collaboration tool - a web site where the pages can be changed and INSTANTLY published using only a web browser (no programming required). Pages are automatically created and linked to each other.

  • Collaborate using modifiable web pages
  • Automatic web page linking and creation
  • Changes are INSTANTLY published
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What are the main features of a wiki?

  • Collaborate using modifiable web pages
  • Automatic web page linking and creation
  • Changes are INSTANTLY published
  • Page change notifications via email
  • Control user access and privileges
  • File sharing
  • Page index and full text search
  • List and restore previous page versions

How does it work?

Read and navigate through pages like a regular web site.external image wikipages.gif
Modify any page by clicking the "Edit" link on that page. Click "Save" and your changes are INSTANTLY published for others to see.
Link to another page by putting it's name between asterisks (eg. *NewPage*). If the page exists, it will be linked to. If the page does not exist, it will be automatically created and linked to.
Use asterisks linking to link to pictures, other web sites, uploaded files, wiki pages and email addresses.

New Features

As you might notice when you edit your wiki pages there is a new icon in the Wikispaces toolbar. Many of you have been waiting on the edges of your seats for our Text Formatting tool. It's finally here! It allows you to easily change the color, style, size, alignment, and background color of your text. We are very excited about this new feature and hope you are too. To begin using it,
  • Edit your page.
  • Highlight the text you would like to format and click on the text color icon in the toolbar.
  • Choose the various formats you would like to apply to your text.
  • Click "Apply Style" and enjoy your Wikispace in full color.

For more information about this tool, check out our blog post at http://blog.wikispaces.com/2008/03/bringing-color-to-your-wiki.html

For further information on using or developing a wiki, download external image msword.png Just a Wikis.doc